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Voice Agents vs. Chatbots vs. Virtual Receptionists: Positives, Negatives, and What Fits Your Sales Team

You Don’t Need an Expensive CRM. You Need a Better Sales Process.

Why Sales Teams Should Build AI Skills Now

Sales teams that learn AI now gain speed, efficiency, and a serious edge. See why early adopters win—and how you can start building your AI skills today.

The Founder’s Guide to Sales Operations

How to Overcome the "Your Startup is Too Small" Objection

How One Intern Became a Co-Founder: The Power of Hustle and Initiative

How to Keep Misalignment from Killing Your Startup

Steve Tartaglione

Why Creativity Kills Sales Scalability (and How to Fix It)

How to Follow Up with Sales Prospects in 2025 [1-Hour Crash Course]

Crystal Williams

C-Level Sales for Startups: Ask for Advice, and You’ll Get Money

NYC Enterprise Sales Forum: Fireside Chat with Steli Efti

Crystal Williams

13 Ridiculous Sales Hiring Mistakes Even Smart Sales Leaders Make (and How to Fix Them)

Price Negotiations: How to Respond When a Competing Vendor Underbids You

How to Deliver Bad News to Your Sales Team without Losing Trust

Top Tips for Crushing Your Demo Day Pitch

Why this $15M revenue startup trains all their Account Managers with Close’s Product Demo book

Claudio Santori

5 Lessons Inside Sales Reps Need to Learn from Field Salespeople

My Best Sales Tools Ever: The (Free) Startup Sales Resource Bundle

4 Simple Words That Unlock Difficult Sales Conversations

5 Actionable Ways to Improve Communication Between Your Product and Sales Team

Is Y Combinator (Still) Worth it? Yes, but Only if You Do This 1 Thing